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1. Re: How Triumph lost their underwear and got a "wedgie" (score: 1): Author: David Knowles <dknowles@uk.b-r.com>; Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 11:12:00 -0000; The Triumph TR7 was one of the key factors in the death of Abingdon and the last of the Abingdon built MG sports cars. That alone qualifies the poor thing for vilification in the eyes of many of us.; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00002.html (9,714 bytes)
2. Re: How Triumph lost their underwear and got a "wedgie" (score: 1): Author: David Knowles <dknowles@uk.b-r.com>; Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 15:01:00 -0000; ** This is getting complicated - my comments prefaced "DK" and Philip's "PR"! PR responds: Key words - 'At first' DK replies: Granted. The magazines, such as Autocar, Motor and Road & Track all gave; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00013.html (13,846 bytes)
3. Re: TR7 - Good or Bad? (score: 1): Author: David Knowles <dknowles@uk.b-r.com>; Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 12:57:00 -0000; major snip <<A kind of national arrogance>> John: There is truth of some of what you say, but be careful when branding a whole country on the basis of the bad management of parts of its industry. I w; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00115.html (8,953 bytes)
4. TR7 attributes (score: 1): Author: David Knowles <dknowles@uk.b-r.com>; Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 14:43:00 -0000; <<<I suppose the old saying is true..."Education is the key." I wonder if the folks on the TR-7 list sit around and say "You know, my car is ugly, a mechanical nightmare, AND the decline of BL." I g; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00125.html (8,326 bytes)
5. DESIGN A NEW MG - Come on Down!!! (score: 1): Author: David Knowles <dknowles@uk.b-r.com>; Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 14:50:00 -0000; I thought it might be timely to post a reminder that the nice Mr. Raby, of MG World, is looking for entries to his competition to design a new MG. We hear a lot of views expressed on this list, some; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00459.html (7,879 bytes)
6. Re: TR7 attributes (score: 1): Author: David Knowles <dknowles@uk.b-r.com>; Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 09:40:00 -0000; We need to administer love, understanding and a ride in an MGB to to these poor people before its too late. a rate over 700 times the national rate average. Studies have found this to be due to depre; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00460.html (7,256 bytes)
7. Re: How Triumph lost their underwear and got a "wedgie" (score: 1): Author: David Knowles <dknowles@uk.b-r.com>; Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 11:45:00 -0000; Inchoate = not fully developed I think that the Stag should have been the Triumph Inchoate Mark !, and the TR7 the Triumph Inchoate Mark 2! proper Inchoate? Sorry, lost on me. An American term? Or am; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00461.html (10,474 bytes)
8. Re: How Triumph lost their underwear and got a "wedgie" (score: 1): Author: David Knowles <dknowles@uk.b-r.com>; Date: Mon, 8 Dec 1997 12:22:00 -0000; The Stag was a lovely car in many ways, but it had some design weaknesses - primarily in the engine (which tended to suffer warped heads, particularly if poorly maintained) and the body leaked like a; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00555.html (10,040 bytes)
9. British Beer drinkers (score: 1): Author: David Knowles <dknowles@uk.b-r.com>; Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 11:07:00 -0000; = with a flat twead cap and a pipe who listens to folk music ;-) <<< You mean that isn't the case?; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00933.html (6,350 bytes)
10. Re: MGF Anyone? (score: 1): Author: David Knowles <dknowles@uk.b-r.com>; Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 17:29:00 -0000; visual appeal as the RV8. I may be pickier than most people (the former art student in me), but, to me, with the "F" they just created another Jellybean-on-steroids bubble-mobile car that looks so si; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00262.html (10,492 bytes)
11. Re: MGF Anyone? (score: 1): Author: David Knowles <dknowles@uk.b-r.com>; Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 09:48:00 -0000; Chacun a son gout as they say. I see MGF's regularly now - they are becoming fairly commonplace on UK roads (nice to see a resurgence in MG sports cars on the roads!) and the design has grown on me.; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00382.html (12,234 bytes)
12. MGF in America: The Real Reasons Why Not (score: 1): Author: David Knowles <dknowles@uk.b-r.com>; Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 16:00:00 -0000; The reasons why the MGF hasn't come to the US are nothing to do with its ability to meet Federal Safety & Emissions laws (it meets and exceeds most of them), and you can bet that, despite what the go; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00397.html (10,073 bytes)
13. Re: MGF in America: The Real Reasons Why Not (score: 1): Author: David Knowles <dknowles@uk.b-r.com>; Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 17:02:00 -0000; Be thou not afraid, little one - I meanst thee no harm. All I was saying was this: let us be realistic folks, and realise that BMW will be involved in the decision making process that leads to the ne; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00407.html (8,762 bytes)
14. Re: MGF in America: The Real Reasons Why Not (score: 1): Author: David Knowles <dknowles@uk.b-r.com>; Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 09:46:00 -0000; Very true - that is why with the MGF, the decision was made to pitch for other markets, and eschew the high-volume route - which would have required a much bigger initial investment. Its the oldest f; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00559.html (8,599 bytes)
15. Re: New to list, first Q: MGF? (score: 1): Author: David Knowles <dknowles@uk.b-r.com>; Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 12:01:00 -0000; Previously, on this channel:>>>> ** **>>>> US that Michael responded: There is a Land-Rover dealer network in the States, specializing in 4X4 (according to Rover), and that specialization is used as; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00560.html (10,208 bytes)
16. MGF Not in America - more info (score: 1): Author: David Knowles <dknowles@uk.b-r.com>; Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 12:27:00 -0000; I sucked the following off the UK MGF website......the legal issue whcih Graeme refers to actually predates the Sterling, and is one of the mian reasons why they went for the Sterling name in the fir; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00562.html (9,863 bytes)
17. Re: MGF Not in America - more info (score: 1): Author: David Knowles <dknowles@uk.b-r.com>; Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 14:18:00 -0000; There are lies, damned lies, and statistics. BL quoted heavy losses on the MGB - but they never made public the equivalent TR7 costs. According to my sources, the "costs" used in the equation (and of; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00569.html (7,835 bytes)
18. Re: New to list, first Q: MGF? (score: 1): Author: David Knowles <dknowles@uk.b-r.com>; Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 14:20:00 -0000; "Enthusiast Reviews" are all very well, but until this week - where the Freelander is going through the hoop on its world press launch in sunny Spain - none of these people will have actually driven; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00570.html (9,922 bytes)
19. Edsel (score: 1): Author: David Knowles <dknowles@uk.b-r.com>; Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 09:59:00 -0000; Philip Raby and Paul Hunt raised the issue of the Edsel grille: "An OK, so tell us then, what DID Paul have in mind??? Philip Raby Editor, MG World PO Box 163, Bicester OX6 3YS, UK Tel: 01869 340061; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01108.html (7,341 bytes)
20. Multi-threaded: MG World, MG dash; MGF & Sports car styling (score: 1): Author: David Knowles <dknowles@uk.b-r.com>; Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 13:10:00 -0000; Picking up on a few threads: 1). - The best all-timber dashboards are made by Mike Satur in the UK. He advertises in the UK mags (MG World and MG Entusiast). Contact him on: http://www.british-cars.o; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01322.html (9,035 bytes)

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